Muhammad Amirul Hisyam bin Awang Kechik (born 5 May 1995) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Malaysian club Kedah Darul Aman and the Malaysia national team.^[3]

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Amirul Hisyam Kechik

Personal information
Full name	Muhammad Amirul Hisyam bin Awang Kechik
Date of birth	(1995-05-05) 5 May 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Kedah,[1] Malaysia
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder/Centre back
Team information
Current team	Kedah Darul Aman
Number	77
Youth career
2011–2012	Malaysia U-17
2013	Kedah U-21[2]
2013–2014	Harimau Muda C
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015	Harimau Muda B	16	(1)
2016–	Kedah Darul Aman	95	(1)
International career‡
2010–2012	Malaysia U-17	9	(0)
2012–2015	Malaysia U-20	6	(0)
2015–2017	Malaysia U-23	15	(1)
2016–2017	Malaysia	3	(0)
Medal record Malaysia under-23 SEA Games Kuala Lumpur 2017 Football
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 11, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 29, 2017

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Amirul was a product of the Tunku Anum state sports school in Kedah prior to joining Harimau Muda in 2013.^[4] While playing for the Tunku Anum sports school their team won the Minister of Education Challenge Cup for three years running. He was initially picked to join Kedah's 2013 President Cup squad but impressed coaches at a selection conducted by Harimau Muda C. He then went on to be part of Ong Kim Swee’s squad that played in the Queensland Premier League in 2014 and the 2015 Southeast Asian Games.^[5] In 2015, Amirul played in the S.League under Razip Ismail as the head coach.

Amirul has played for Malaysia in various age groups, and made his debut for the senior team in March 2016, in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Saudi Arabia.^[6][7]